The geese mafia
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It’s officially spring, UTM! With the budding flowers, the chirping birds, and the warmer weather, there descends a fearsome, dangerous…
Opinion
From Liz, With Love: Learning about love
Liz shares what she has learned after being The Medium’s cupid
Dear readers, After a year of being The Medium’s cupid, I’ve realized many things about this crazy big thing called…
Not everything we do needs to be “productive”
Reject the stigma attached to “doing nothing” and embrace the joys of leisure and free time.
“Take breaks.” This is the first piece of advice entrepreneur Jared Atchison gives in a 2021 Forbes article titled, “How…
Summer Stories: Big Blowout
The ultimate party for a Covid-19 free summer.
I was truly losing faith in a completely free, Covid-19 mandate-less summer. Year after year we have had to limit…
Editorial: A year of unforgettable firsts
When you reach the end of such a meaningful year in your life, the only thing left to do is to recount the memories, in hopes that they last forever.
Framed print issues covered the muted blue walls, worn slippers were tucked underneath the bookshelf, chewed-up pens filled the cup…
All play and no work? The anti-work movement is a refreshing change from the status quo
Revolutionizing the dehumanising and exploitative capitalist work culture.
I’ll admit that as the end of my final year looms closer and the prospect of entering the job market…
You can’t put a price tag on quality documentaries, or can you?
Documentaries can inspire radical, social change if its made accessible to all.
I come from a household of avid documentary-watchers. For as long as I can remember, the television has always been set…
Could Imposter Syndrome be a good thing?
Imposter Syndrome affects a vast amount of the population and often goes unnoticed or undiagnosed, despite its potentially risky outcomes.
Have you ever felt a disconnect between how you envision yourself and how you think the public views you? Imposter…
Can practicing mindfulness cripple your relationships and morals?
To experience the best that mindfulness has to offer, when and how you do it matters.
Buddha once said, “Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.” But what if our…
Editorial: A taxonomy of Gen Z mannerisms
A ponderance on the consciousness of social media
Social media is a major influencer on the English language. Not only does social media create its own stars, but…
The nuances of dressing modestly for plus-size hijabi women
“Whatever your body shape and size, you are deserving of choice, respect, and celebration.”
I stand in front of my bedroom mirror some mornings and perform a complex series of assessments and considerations about…
Let’s face it, the discourse about refugees has been racist
All innocent lives, regardless of skin colour or country of origin, deserve to receive empathy.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has initiated a lot of discourse in the news, the media, among politicians, and on…
Why you should care about the spring 2022 UTMSU elections
A glance at the criticisms and successes of the UTMSU
This year’s University of Toronto Mississauga Students Union (UTMSU) election is running online and in-person from March 15 to March…
Stolen history
Should museums return artefacts to their countries of origin?
The idea of stolen history is one that has recently risen to the surface of public consciousness. The British Museum…
Editorial: Your mask, your choice
The removal of mask mandates does not mean that you should feel forced to take them off.
With the recent announcement that Ontario will be relaxing the majority of its Covid-19 constraints as of March 21, many…